Jonathon Adams Explained

Jonathon Adams
Birth Date:2 October 1990[1]
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation:Baritone

Jonathon Adams (born October 2, 1990) is a Cree-Métis (Nêhiyaw-Michif) baritone vocalist from Edmonton (amiskwaciwâskahikan). They specialize in early and baroque music.

Early life and education

Adams was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised by an adoptive white settler family.[2] They attended secondary school at the Victoria School Of Performing And Visual Arts, graduating as part of the class of 2008.[3] In their early twenties, Adams began to reconnect with their indigenous heritage, including their biological mother, who was from the Bigstone Cree Nation.[4] [5]

Adams would go on to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (to pursue a Masters degree in Early Music vocals), and the Victoria Conservatory of Music in Victoria, British Columbia. They have also studied under the tutelage of Nancy Argenta, Emma Kirkby, and Edith Wiens.[6]

Career

They have performed as a soloist alongside the San Francisco Symphony directed by Masaaki Suzuki, Philippe Herreweghe, and Sigiswald Kuijken. Adams has also performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, and the New York Philharmonic.[7] [8] [9] They are a Netherlands Bach Society fellow.[10] [11] [12]

They were invited to the University of Toronto as an Artist-in-Residence from 2022-2023 for the school's Early Music Department.

Adams is currently based in Montreal.[13]

Personal life

Adams is two-spirit. They identify as non-binary[14] and use they/them pronouns.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonathon Adams (Baritone) - Short Biography .
  2. News: Johnson . Rhiannon . May 16, 2021 . Cree-Métis baritone becomes 1st artist-in-residence at Early Music Vancouver . . December 26, 2022.
  3. Web site: Jonathon Adams (Baritone) - Short Biography . December 26, 2022 . www.bach-cantatas.com.
  4. Web site: Indigenous Bodies/Indigenous Stories . December 26, 2022 . Early Music Vancouver . July 5, 2021 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Ivany . Joel . Messiah/Complex Artist Spotlight: Jonathon Adams – Against the Grain Theatre . December 26, 2022 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Les Voix Humaines Viol Consort with Jonathon Adams . December 26, 2022 . KLONDIKE INSTITUTE OF ART & CULTURE . en-US.
  7. News: Barone . Joshua . Woolfe . Zachary . September 8, 2022 . Classical Music and Opera This Fall: 59 Programs, Premieres and More . en-US . The New York Times . December 26, 2022 . 0362-4331.
  8. Web site: Citron . Paula . April 1, 2021 . Against The Grain's 'Messiah/Complex' Makes A Welcome Return for Easter . December 26, 2022 . Ludwig van Toronto . en-US.
  9. Web site: Hung . Andrew . July 27, 2021 . For This Cree-Métis Artist, Singing Bach Is 'an Act of Resistance' . December 26, 2022 . The Tyee . English.
  10. Web site: Jonathon Adams, 2021 Artist-in-Residence . December 26, 2022 . Early Music Vancouver . May 16, 2022 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Jonathon Adams . December 26, 2022 . nyphil.org . en.
  12. Web site: Jonathon Adams, Baritone . December 26, 2022 . Schwalbe & Partners . December 23, 2022 . en-US.
  13. Web site: Baritone Jonathon Adams brings Indigenous and two-spirit identity to the classical world . December 26, 2022 . Stir . June 10, 2021 . en-US.
  14. Web site: Ivany . Joel . Messiah/Complex Artist Spotlight: Jonathon Adams – Against the Grain Theatre . April 27, 2023 . en-US.
  15. Web site: May 16, 2022 . Jonathon Adams, 2021 Artist-in-Residence - Early Music Vancouver . April 27, 2023 . en-US.

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